Investigating a Metrical Hebb Effect for lists of words

Authors: Paice, A.W., Johnson, A.J., Legg, R., Smalle, E. and Page, M.P.A.

Journal: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

eISSN: 1747-0226

ISSN: 1747-0218

DOI: 10.1177/17470218241285884

Abstract:

In four experiments, we describe the first finding of a Metrical Hebb Effect. Participants are shown to exhibit a Hebb Repetition Effect for repeating list-wide stress patterns across sequences of familiar words, even though the lexical items within the “repeating” lists do not themselves repeat. Experiment 1 established the presence of a Hebb effect for metrical patterns, demonstrating significant learning of list-wide metrical patterns over successive presentations. Experiment 2 investigated the effect’s longevity, showing the persistence of learned metrical information after a spacing of three non-repeating lists. Experiment 3 revealed that the effect did not persist over a longer spacing of eight intervening lists. Experiment 4 investigated the learning mechanism, suggesting that chunking, rather than item-position binding, might account for the observed learning of metrical patterns. The authors propose that metrical-pattern learning represents a process of gradual integration of sequences of weak and strong stress accents into higher-level units representing the stress patterns within, and across, words. We briefly discuss some implications of the Metrical Hebb Effect for phonological word-form learning and for speech perception and production.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40592/

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Investigating a Metrical Hebb Effect for lists of words.

Authors: Paice, A.W., Johnson, A.J., Legg, R., Smalle, E. and Page, M.P.A.

Journal: Q J Exp Psychol (Hove)

Pages: 17470218241285884

eISSN: 1747-0226

DOI: 10.1177/17470218241285884

Abstract:

In four experiments, we describe the first finding of a Metrical Hebb Effect. Participants are shown to exhibit a Hebb Repetition Effect for repeating list-wide stress patterns across sequences of familiar words, even though the lexical items within the "repeating" lists do not themselves repeat. Experiment 1 established the presence of a Hebb effect for metrical patterns, demonstrating significant learning of list-wide metrical patterns over successive presentations. Experiment 2 investigated the effect's longevity, showing the persistence of learned metrical information after a spacing of three non-repeating lists. Experiment 3 revealed that the effect did not persist over a longer spacing of eight intervening lists. Experiment 4 investigated the learning mechanism, suggesting that chunking, rather than item-position binding, might account for the observed learning of metrical patterns. The authors propose that metrical-pattern learning represents a process of gradual integration of sequences of weak and strong stress accents into higher-level units representing the stress patterns within, and across, words. We briefly discuss some implications of the Metrical Hebb Effect for phonological word-form learning and for speech perception and production.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40592/

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Investigating a Metrical Hebb Effect for lists of words

Authors: Paice, A.W., Johnson, A.J., Legg, R., Smalle, E. and Page, M.P.A.

Journal: QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

eISSN: 1747-0226

ISSN: 1747-0218

DOI: 10.1177/17470218241285884

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40592/

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Investigating a Metrical Hebb Effect for lists of words.

Authors: Paice, A.W., Johnson, A.J., Legg, R., Smalle, E. and Page, M.P.A.

Journal: Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)

Pages: 17470218241285884

eISSN: 1747-0226

ISSN: 1747-0218

DOI: 10.1177/17470218241285884

Abstract:

In four experiments, we describe the first finding of a Metrical Hebb Effect. Participants are shown to exhibit a Hebb Repetition Effect for repeating list-wide stress patterns across sequences of familiar words, even though the lexical items within the "repeating" lists do not themselves repeat. Experiment 1 established the presence of a Hebb effect for metrical patterns, demonstrating significant learning of list-wide metrical patterns over successive presentations. Experiment 2 investigated the effect's longevity, showing the persistence of learned metrical information after a spacing of three non-repeating lists. Experiment 3 revealed that the effect did not persist over a longer spacing of eight intervening lists. Experiment 4 investigated the learning mechanism, suggesting that chunking, rather than item-position binding, might account for the observed learning of metrical patterns. The authors propose that metrical-pattern learning represents a process of gradual integration of sequences of weak and strong stress accents into higher-level units representing the stress patterns within, and across, words. We briefly discuss some implications of the Metrical Hebb Effect for phonological word-form learning and for speech perception and production.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40592/

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Investigating a Metrical Hebb Effect for lists of words

Authors: Paice, A.W., Johnson, A.J., Legg, R., Smalle, E. and Page, M.P.A.

Journal: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

ISSN: 1747-0218

Abstract:

In four experiments, we describe the first finding of a Metrical Hebb Effect. Participants are shown to exhibit a Hebb Repetition Effect for repeating list-wide stress patterns across sequences of familiar words, even though the lexical items within the “repeating” lists do not themselves repeat. Experiment 1 established the presence of a Hebb effect for metrical patterns, demonstrating significant learning of list-wide metrical patterns over successive presentations. Experiment 2 investigated the effect’s longevity, showing the persistence of learned metrical information after a spacing of three non-repeating lists. Experiment 3 revealed that the effect did not persist over a longer spacing of eight intervening lists. Experiment 4 investigated the learning mechanism, suggesting that chunking, rather than item-position binding, might account for the observed learning of metrical patterns. The authors propose that metrical-pattern learning represents a process of gradual integration of sequences of weak and strong stress accents into higher-level units representing the stress patterns within, and across, words. We briefly discuss some implications of the Metrical Hebb Effect for phonological word-form learning and for speech perception and production.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40592/

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